Dark Reading University – Protecting Back-End Systems

Most attacks on retail and e-commerce websites are conducted by cyber criminals who want to steal large databases of personal information and credentials. In this session, we offer a closer look at the methods used to penetrate a retailer’s back-end systems – including targeted attacks on databases, DDoS “smokescreens” used to obfuscate more sophisticated exploits — and other surprises that can happen during a DDoS attack.